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A third person, 46-year-old Joan Hobart, was also arrested over the alleged attempted murder. She is accused of driving the pick-up truck that dragged Hall along.

Investigators said Morris,61, was living with her ex-husband at his home in Samsula, Florida, until she paid off a $1,300 debt.

In return for living at the home, Morris was to look after her husband's animals while he was away on business.

Involved: Joan Hobart hides her face as she is arrested on Wednesday for her part in the attempted murder of Robert Hall - she was driving the truck which dragged him along by the neck

Blood stains: Hall told authorities that at one point Morris and Anderson stopped the truck and were overheard saying that they were going to drive and find a hole to bury him in a hole

Escape: The 54-year-old managed to break free as he was dragged along behind the truck, before stumbling to a nearby house to get help

According to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Morris became upset after she learned her ex-husband had a woman at the house.

Morris and her brother were drinking with Hall when police said they attacked him at gunpoint.

After he was immobilized by a jolt from a Taser he was tied up the back of a pick-up truck.

Police said Morris and her brother threatened to scalp her ex before driving off, dragging him behind the vehicle.

Hall told authorities that at one point Morris and Anderson stopped the truck and were overheard saying that they were going to drive and find a hole to bury him in a hole.

Shelvin told WESH TVthat Hall was in a terrible state after breaking free.

'He had been tied up and Tased. Tied up and dragged down the road by a pickup truck and then they were going to kill him. That's what he told me,' said neighbor Shevlin.

Morris and Anderson were charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, false imprisonment and aggravated battery.

Authorities said Hobart would be taken to the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach and booked on charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, false imprisonment, aggravated battery and aggravated assault.